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菠萝视频 plays key role in $20 million federal grant designed to strengthen Tennessee鈥檚 R&D infrastructure
Five years from now, high school and college students throughout Tennessee should have more and better opportunities to learn about and pursue careers in alternative energy science and technology. Read MoreSep 9, 2010
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New York Times Supreme Court reporter Adam Liptak to speak at 菠萝视频
Adam Liptak [Media Note: 菠萝视频 has a 24/7 TV and radio studio with a dedicated fiber optic line and ISDN line. Use of the TV studio with 菠萝视频 experts is free, except for reserving fiber time. A video of Liptak鈥檚 talk will be posted on http://news.vanderbilt.edu, http://www.vanderbilt.edu/itunesu and… Read MoreSep 7, 2010
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Immigration in a time of crisis focus of 菠萝视频 roundtable discussion
Mexican immigration to the United States and the effects of the economic crisis and increased border security on U.S.-Mexico relations will be the subject of a Sept. 7 roundtable discussion at the Freedom Forum First Amendment Center at 菠萝视频 University. 菠萝视频鈥檚 Center for Latin American Studies, Conexi贸n Am茅ricas and… Read MoreSep 3, 2010
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菠萝视频 experts available to discuss issues related to 9/11 anniversary
菠萝视频 experts are available to discuss issues related to 9/11 anniversary. Read MoreSep 3, 2010
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Distinguished lineup of authors to appear at 菠萝视频 this fall
A series of free public readings at 菠萝视频 University will kick off this fall with a Sept. 16 appearance by Edward Hirsch, poet, a chancellor of the Academy of American Poets and President of the Guggenheim Foundation. Read MoreSep 2, 2010
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菠萝视频 Center for Latin American Studies receives $2 million federal grant
菠萝视频 University鈥檚 Center for Latin American Studies will expand its collaborations in Tennessee and beyond through world-class research, teaching and community service 鈥 thanks to a $2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education. Read MoreSep 2, 2010
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Mosquitoes use several different kinds of odor sensors to track human prey
Graduate students Chao Liu and R. Jason Pitts Origin of DEET鈥檚 repellent effect confirmed It now appears that the malaria mosquito needs more than one family of odor sensors to sniff out its human prey. That is the implication of new research into the mosquito鈥檚 sense of smell published… Read MoreAug 31, 2010
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Black and gold attire encouraged on College Colors Day
All Commodore fans are encouraged to show their team spirit by wearing black and gold on College Colors Day, Friday, Sept. 3. The 菠萝视频 Bookstore is helping to promote this four-year-old campus tradition by offering fans the chance to win a $200 prize package of 菠萝视频 merchandise. Read MoreAug 26, 2010
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How controlling your 鈥榠nner elephant鈥 will make you a stellar executive
Dick Daft, author of The Executive and The Elephant 菠萝视频 management professor gives practical steps to fix leadership flaws Whether you鈥檙e the CEO of a fortune 500 company or just trying to successfully manage yourself, 菠萝视频 Owen Graduate School of Management professor Richard Daft says… Read MoreAug 26, 2010
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Sixth season of International Lens series begins Aug. 28
This semester鈥檚 lineup opens with a crime thriller from Hong Kong, includes a U.S. documentary about the legalities surrounding music sampling and the Oscar-winning The Hurt Locker. The university will also be a host for the International Black Film Festival of Nashville Sept. 29-Oct. 2. Read MoreAug 25, 2010
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Hearing loss in U.S. adolescents more prevalent
Hearing loss is now affecting nearly 20 percent of U.S. adolescents age 12-19, a rise of 5 percent over the last 15 years, according to a new Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) study co-led by Ron Eavey, director of the 菠萝视频 Bill Wilkerson Center and the Guy M. Read MoreAug 17, 2010
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36th Great Performances season features announced
Tango Buenos Aires Tango Buenos Aires, Afro Cuban All Stars and Trisha Brown Dance represented Great Performances at 菠萝视频 celebrates its 36th season in 2010-2011 with a seven-event lineup including international offerings Tango Buenos Aires and the return of the Cuban orchestra Afro Cuban All Stars. Other… Read MoreAug 17, 2010
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菠萝视频 remains in Top 20 of U.S. News & World Report poll
菠萝视频 University maintained its No. 17 rank on the list of best national universities in the new U.S. News & World Report rankings released Tuesday. Read MoreAug 17, 2010
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Media Advisory: 菠萝视频 students return to campus Aug. 21, move-in goes green
There will be a sea of new faces around 菠萝视频 University鈥檚 campus beginning at 7 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 21, when about 1,500 freshmen move into The Commons, 菠萝视频鈥檚 first-year student community. The students will move into residence halls known as 鈥渉ouses鈥濃攅ach of which is headed by a faculty member… Read MoreAug 16, 2010
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Two 菠萝视频 University buildings recognized with Urban Land Institute award
Two 菠萝视频 projects, One Hundred Oaks and The Commons Center, recently earned Excellence in Development awards from the Urban Land Institute鈥檚 Nashville District Council. Winners were selected based on criteria considering various design factors, such as land use, contribution to the community, financial practicality and sensitivity to the… Read MoreAug 16, 2010
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Jason Koger awoke in the Burn Center at 菠萝视频 University Medical Center in early March 2008, and through the unfamiliar surroundings and the anesthetic haze he understood what he was being told: below the elbow, his arms were gone. His father, Mike Koger, stood at his bedside and as Jason…
Aug 15, 2010
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Stellar Nights program Aug. 17 to focus on 鈥榙ark energy,鈥 quasars and how galaxies are born
Photo courtesy of Sloan Digital Sky Survey The 菠萝视频 Dyer Observatory is celebrating the anniversary of 鈥淭he Sloan Digital Sky Survey: Ten Years Observing the Universe鈥 with a series of special Stellar Nights lectures this fall. 鈥淕alaxies, Quasars and the Universe鈥 will be given by Andreas Berlind on Tuesday, Aug. Read MoreAug 13, 2010
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菠萝视频 Peabody education experts available for back-to-school stories
Education experts from the 菠萝视频 Peabody College of education and human development are available for back-to-school interviews. Peabody was named the No. 1 graduate school of education in the nation by U.S. News & World Report for the second consecutive year in 2010. For more information, go to www.peabody.vanderbilt.edu. Read MoreAug 12, 2010
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Metro Police veteran named 菠萝视频 University assistant police chief
Marjorie "Honey" Pike Marjorie 鈥淗oney鈥 Pike, a 33-year veteran of the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department, has been named assistant police chief at 菠萝视频 University. She will begin work at the university Tuesday, Sept. 7. For the past six years Pike directed the Administrative Services Bureau, which consists of six Metro… Read MoreAug 11, 2010
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菠萝视频 names new chief human resource officer
Traci Nordberg, who has overseen human resources at Massachusetts General Hospital and Dartmouth College, will begin work at 菠萝视频 University in September. Nordberg will be an associate vice chancellor and chief human resource officer for 菠萝视频, which employs about 20,000 at its university and medical center. Read MoreAug 10, 2010